All my life, I've been a type 1 diabetic. I've always taken life day by day. Bret Michaels More Quotes by Bret Michaels More Quotes From Bret Michaels I always think in life passion supersedes everything. Bret Michaels passion thinking [My hair] creates this Tarzanesque, likeable bad-boy image. It says, 'I am a wild child. I will take you on a Harley ride, then make passionate love to you. And should you be attacked by a lion or an idiot at a bar, I will protect you.' Bret Michaels hair boys children Sometimes I will endanger my own life to pleasure a woman. Bret Michaels my-own pleasure sometimes As far back as I can remember, I am one of those guys that works hard and plays harder. I have to have both. Bret Michaels guy hard-work play I'm addicted to creating and writing. Bret Michaels creating writing The secret to #success lies in the gap between dream and reality. Bret Michaels dream lying reality I've had plenty of big hits and plenty of big misses. Bret Michaels plenty bigs missing My life is part humor, part roses, part thorns. Bret Michaels thorns life-is rose The bottom line is that TV can either be a great asset to your career, or if you're a complete ass that people hate, it can be the final nail in your coffin. Bret Michaels careers hate people Everyone wants to go to the party and the red carpet, but my life is 90% the work. Bret Michaels red party want I don't care what anyone says. You have to wake up and say to yourself, 'I accept that I have diabetes, and I'm not going to let it run my entire life.' It's a fine line, a Catch-22, a balancing act. I work to enjoy my life like a regular human being and at the same time keep my blood sugar levels as decent as possible. Bret Michaels wake-up running blood You want to go to a summer concert and not watch a band staring at its shoes for six hours and complaining. Bret Michaels shoes summer watches I want to tell the story. Mostly, when you see rock movies, it has to be this over-the-top thing. I want to give people a Bret Michaels movie where they see that my life is a comedy of errors. I also want to show my fans how to get through the kind of troubles that would leave most people flat on the floor. Bret Michaels rocks errors people We were in Greenville, South Carolina, where he lived, and he was coming the next day to the show, but he passed away the night before. I was very close to my grandfather. He was the first guy to teach me how to ride a motorcycle, so (his death) meant a lot to me. It just gave me a perspective on life and how important it is to live it and enjoy it while we're here. Sometimes we're looking for the grass to be greener, and what's awesome is right in front of you. Bret Michaels next-day perspective night I love it. It's all good to me. Whether I'm performing in New York, L.A., Columbus or Des Moines, I give 110 percent every night. Bret Michaels new-york giving night I do meet-and-greets at every show and meet a minimum of 20-35 fans at each. Bret Michaels minimum fans shows Any band that is out there chasing it is doing more destruction to music then someone who is out there playing what they truly feel. Bret Michaels chasing band destruction You'll laugh at the comedy of errors that is my life. Bret Michaels comedy errors laughing I'm not the new kid on the block anymore. Writers always use the phrase "aging rocker," and I'm like, "What other option do I have?" You're either aging or you're dead. Bret Michaels phrases block kids Most bands have a two-year success rate. By the third year, it's sort of over. Here we are in Poison still together 26 years later. Bret Michaels together two years
